Zamboni Challenge vs New York Simulation
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zamboni Challenge
Experience the thrill of operating an ice resurfacer. Carefully clean the ice, avoiding collisions and over-servicing areas. Progress through increasingly challenging arenas, culminating in a professional hockey game scenario.
- Drive a Zamboni
- Clean ice efficiently
- Avoid hitting boards
- Progress through 5 arenas
- Professional game simulation
- Share accomplishments
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Ever wish you could drive the Zamboni® ice resurfacer? Drive carefully to clean the ice as efficiently as possible. Get as close to the boards as you can without hitting them. Don't leave patches of scratched ice or create puddles by driving over the same areas too many times. Start out on an early morning practice rink and work your way up through 5 arenas of increasing difficulty. The final challenge is cleaning the ice between periods of a professional hockey game with another Zamboni machine running in tandem. Optionally shares your accomplishments with Facebook, Twitter, email, or instant messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays. Even runs on Apple Mac or MacBooks equipped with Apple’s new M1 Silicon chip with easy to use mouse and on screen controls. ZAMBONI has been registered by Frank J. Zamboni & Co., Inc. as a trademark around the world. Used by license.
New York Simulation
Build and manage your own New York City in this urban development simulation game. Trade, buy buildings, and observe the real estate market to increase the city's wealth and make Manhattan your own.
- Urban development
- City management
- Real estate market observation
- Trade mechanics
- Building acquisition
- Wealth increase
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A new simulation board game in the background of New York. - Make Manhattan Island your island. - Increase the wealth of the city through trade. - Buy a building. - Observe the real estate market. - When the land price goes up, let's sell the building. Urban Development, Urban Construction Games, Management Games, City Management, New York
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: New York Simulation at 5.0 against Zamboni Challenge's 3.5. New York Simulation also leads on iOS requirement (10.3 vs 13.0). Zamboni Challenge's advantage is review sentiment (41% vs 0%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Zamboni Challenge costs $2.99 and New York Simulation $6.99 up front. New York Simulation sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Zamboni Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.
New York Simulation holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zamboni Challenge has 26 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 41% of Zamboni Challenge's written reviews are positive against 0% of New York Simulation's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Zamboni Challenge ships an update every 9 months, New York Simulation every 77 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zamboni Challenge | New York Simulation |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (26 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.5% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months — better | Every 77 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #96 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 129 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magnin & Associates | Domyung Kim |
Customer experience
Zamboni Challenge
New York Simulation
In-app purchases
Zamboni Challenge
No in-app purchases
New York Simulation
- 1 Diamond$3.99
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